Cantrell’s press team declined an interview request with the mayor. Fox 8 spoke with two siblings of Jacob Carter, a tourist from Washington who was gunned down in the Marigny in January 2024.

NEW ORLEANS — On Friday, Mayor Latoya Cantrell made a rare public appearance despite being at the center of several controversies. Cantrell spoke at the NOPD graduation.

While Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her inner circle are waiting for the outcome of a federal investigation, another case against her in federal court will proceed.